Missouri Revised Statutes Title XXXVIII. Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders § 574.105. Money laundering--penalty

(1)“Conducts”, initiating, concluding or participating in initiating or concluding a transaction;

(2)“Criminal activity”, any act or activity constituting an offense punishable as a felony pursuant to the laws of Missouri or the United States;

(3)“Cryptocurrency”, a digital currency in which transactions are verified and records are maintained by a decentralized system using cryptography;

(4)“Financial transaction”, a transaction:

(5)“Monetary instruments”:

(6)“Person”, natural persons, partnerships, trusts, estates, associations, corporations and all entities cognizable as legal personalities;

(7)“Transaction”, a purchase, sale, loan, pledge, gift, transfer, delivery, or other disposition, and with respect to a financial institution includes a deposit; withdrawal; transfer between accounts; exchange of currency; loan; extension of credit; purchase or sale of any stock, bond, certificate of deposit, or other monetary instrument; use of a safe deposit box; or any other payment, transfer, or delivery by, through, or to a financial institution, by whatever means effected.

(1) Conducts or attempts to conduct a financial transaction with the purpose to promote or aid the carrying on of criminal activity; or

(2) Conducts or attempts to conduct a financial transaction with the purpose to conceal or disguise in whole or in part the nature, location, source, ownership or control of the proceeds of criminal activity; or

(3) Conducts or attempts to conduct a financial transaction with the purpose to avoid financial transaction reporting requirements under federal law; or

(4) Conducts or attempts to conduct a financial transaction with the purpose to promote or aid the carrying on of criminal activity for the purpose of furthering or making a terrorist threat or act.